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1. Otago Standards Committee No. 1 v Zhao [2016] NZLCDT 22 [PDF, 115 KB]

   Decision on liability (19 August 2016)

2. Otago Standards Committee v Kelly [2016] NZLCDT 20 [PDF, 87 KB]

   Decision on Liability and Penalty (27 July 2016) This hearing proceeded by way of formal proof, there having been no steps taken by the practitioner and no appearance by her at the hearing. Ms Kelly was charged as follows: “Being convicted of offences punishable by imprisonment, which convictions reflect on her fitness to practise or bring the profession into disrepute – s 241(d) of the Act.”1

3. Auckland Standards Committee v Hackshaw [2016] NZLCDT 18 [PDF, 146 KB]

   Decision on Liability and Penalty (8 July 2016) The respondent former practitioner is charged with misconduct within the meaning of s 7(1)(a)(1) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (ACT).

4. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Parshotam [2016] NZLCDT 15 [PDF, 110 KB]

   Penalty decision (1 June 2016)

5. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Kim [2016] NZLCDT 14 [PDF, 40 KB]

   Penalty decision (1 June 2016)

6. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 3 v Sullivan [2016] NZLCDT 13 [PDF, 53 KB]

   Penalty decision (13 May 2016)

7. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v PL [2016] NZLCDT 12 [PDF, 59 KB]

   Penalty decision (5 May 2016)

8. Auckland Standards Committee v Reid [2016] NZLCDT 11 [PDF, 228 KB]

   Decision on Penalty (3 May 2016)

9. Auckland Standards Committee v Rohde [2016] NZLCDT 9 [PDF, 34 KB]

   Decision on Penalty (12 April 2016)

10. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee No. 1 v Grave [2016] NZLCDT 8 [PDF, 62 KB]

    Decision on Penalty and Name Suppression (12 April 2016)

11. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee v Bean [2016] NZLCDT 7 [PDF, 34 KB]

    Decision on Penalty (12 April 2016)

12. Auckland Standards Committee v Shanks [2016] NZLCDT 10 [PDF, 67 KB]

    Decision on Penalty (7 April 2016)

13. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v PL [2016] NZLCDT 6 [PDF, 114 KB]

    Decision on Liability (18 March 2016)

14. Auckland Standards Committee 4 v Thomas [2016] NZLCDT 5 [PDF, 50 KB]

    Decision on Penalty (16 March 2016)

15. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Reid [2016] NZLCDT 2 [PDF, 33 KB]

    Decision on Interim Suspension (5 February 2016)

16. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Burcher, Short and MacDonald [2015] NZLCDT 47 [PDF, 78 KB]

    Decision on Penalty (18 December 2015)

17. Auckland Standards Committee 4 v Smith [2015] NZLCDT 46 [PDF, 23 KB]

    Decision On Costs (16 December 2015)

18. Canterbury Standards Committee v A Practitioner [2015] NZLCDT 44 [PDF, 41 KB]

    Decision on Liability and Penalty (10 December 2015)

19. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Duff [2015] NZLCDT 45 [PDF, 41 KB]

    Decision on Penalty (9 December 2015)

20. Wellington Standards Committee v Laglolago [2015] NZLCDT 43 [PDF, 27 KB]

    Decision on Penalty (27 November 2015)

21. Auckland Standards Committee v Lee [2015] NZLCDT 42 [PDF, 21 KB]

    Decision on Penalty (25 November 2015)

22. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Taffs [2015] NZLCDT 41 [PDF, 34 KB]

    Decision on Liability and Penalty (19 November 2015)

23. Auckland Standards Committee v Smith [2015] NZLCDT 40 [PDF, 31 KB]

    Decision on Liability (19 November 2015)

24. Nelson Standards Committee v Bamford [2015] NZLCDT 39 [PDF, 33 KB]

    Decision on Penalty (17 November 2015)

25. Legal Complaints Review Officer v Hong [2015] NZLCDT 37 [PDF, 48 KB]

    Decision on penalty (12 November 2015)